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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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